Cancelling daycare

My son is registered at a daycare, but since he started going he has been sick every other week and we are now thinking of cancelling it completely, especially since i am a SAHM.

My problem is when he was at daycare, i was able to achieve a lot at home and i was planning to go back to the gym…..i have always been athletic but not anymore due to lack of time! now i am trying to figure out a daily schedule..would welcome tips and tricks to go by the day productively while having my kid at home and not in daycare.

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I see you’re in Canada, so what I’m talking about might be offered but under a different company or something.

I use a site call care.com. (You do pay a subscription fee to use it). You can hire some to watch baby during the weekdays. You get to select the days of the week and the hours.
So if I do need to go get my nails done,deep clean the house, run, go shopping or take a hard nap, I have my sitter come watch my son for 4 or 5 hours.
** the rate varies depending on the sitters rate and said qualifications.

I know being home and having a sitter seems uncomfortable but I have learned to not even care.

I’m sure you can find a sitter service around your home where someone can come and watch baby while you work out, or grocery shop, or just stay in bed for a few hours.

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Did you cancel? From my experience it’s really difficult to find ‘me time’. Only advice is try to do actitivies with your little one. Example food prep, laundry, cleaning. That was when they are asleep, you can do a home workout or have some ‘me time’, since many tasks will be done. Good luck👍

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Am I wrong if I secide to stop doing baths etc for my little ones. We have a 3 and 1 year old. I do all the baths wake up in ams cooking etc. I dont want them to be dirty but it's like I need a break and Im tired of doing it all by myself. He will come up and help after they are out the tub every now and then and that pisses me off. Im taking care of 2 littles one by myself makes no sense. I asked him to give them baths tonight he said I worked all day what did you do...ive had the children all day. We went to church he didn't go. We all know how little ones are.. but what should I do bcus it feels like I'm going crazy

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Partner works incredibly long hours, how much do they help out?

I'm struggling. Have been for a while. I've had one break from parenting my daughter, that was for 3 hours in December when I left her with her dad.

She's 14 months old and I'm just tired. I've done every night by myself. He's out of bed at 4am and doesn't get home until 7-9pm. He drives for work, very physically tiring.
On the weekends he was doing 6 days, one weekend day off, but now has both off.

He doesn't sit on the floor and play with her, he doesn't read to her because he says she doesn't have the patience.
He will pick her up and hold her whilst he's cooking.

Recently I've been "snappy" with him.
He got back from the mechanic last weekend, she was getting onto the sofa and he put his headphones on and started to watch Netflix on his phone.
The same day I told him I was going to run her bath and to watch her whilst she was still eating, he fell asleep on the sofa.

Today he went to football after going shopping, so was out 1-3 and then from 4-8.
He got back and I was snappy.

"I don't get why you're so snappy with me"

I said - Probably because I haven't had a break since December.

"Do you think I don't know you haven't had a break. I haven't had a break", "I just won't go to work, I'll sit at home all day".

Then "do you think I like not having a connection to my child"... But that's on him? He never sits to play with her. He "doesn't see the point". He's stated that this age is boring to him.

Since she's been born, he has been to a friend's once a month. Football - He stopped going for 7months, but has been the last two weekends.

Are these not breaks?

He does do the washing/washing up/cooking/vacuuming when I haven't had a chance to; but I'm the one in charge of feeding her, naps/bedtime, teeth brushing, hair brushing, baths, dressing her, making sure she has the right shoes, appointments etc. Everything falls on me.

If your partner works ridiculously long hours, how much do they look after your child? Do you ever get a break?

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Heartbreak

After years of trying, months of back and fourth on the fate of our marriage, indecision, fights. The whole enchilada my husband and I are separating, divorcing. Whatever. I'm so goddamn heart broken. I feel like it's a death and I'm in mourning. We have a 3 year old son and currently and for the foreseeable we are going to coparent and live together. This makes things harder because neither one of us can really move on but it's how it is. He understands and he's trying to heal too. But I can't understand why now that things are over he can be kind. He's been more amazing in the last week since I ended things than ever. Why couldn't he do that when we were together for years I begged for change, we saw a counselor I tried everything and he just wouldn't. Now he seems to turn a switch and be able to just do it all. But it's too late. My heart aches. My body aches. Love sucks.

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Am I wrong ?

My daughter’s 1st birthday was Thursday and nobody wished her a happy birthday from her dads family but his mom watched his story. Should I put my foot down and set boundaries for them to accept accountability or should I just let them stay on that side for as long as they want and not worry about it?

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Tv good or bad

My 4 month old loves TV shows especially dancing fruits and baby TV is this a good thing or a bad thing at this age?

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Skinny baby!

My little boy is 14 months and I think he looks so skinny😢

He was a really good eater but he got tonsillitis twice in 2 weeks so he lost a lot of weight due to not eating 😣 he’s still got eating great, he doesn’t like milk at all, not a big fan of cheese or bread so I’m stuck on what to give him.

He’s been referred to a dietitian because his BMI is low, for his age and height his BMI should be at 15 and it’s at 14.6, I can’t help but worry😢
Anyone else on the same boat?

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